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4 CHRISTCHURCH MAIL, JANUARY 15, 2015 NEWS Camp puts quality into young lives By ARIELLE MONK A merry band of pint-sized survivors flocked together from across the South Island to camp out this week. Camp Quality, a registered charity, brought 50 children living with cancer together. On Tuesday, the campers hit Pegasus Lake to cool off in kayaks and sail boats. Camp registrar Tracey Young said children diagnosed with cancer are often ‘‘thrust into a very adult world. This camp gives the children the chance to just be a kid again. Here, they can relate to each other.’’ The campers, aged 6 to 14, are based at Living Springs at Governor’s Bay. Ella Benn, 11, comes from Eng- land, but has lived in Rolleston for three years, and is on camp for her first time. ‘‘It’s pretty good because we’ve all been through treatment, so that makes it a bit easier to meet new people,’’ she said. After her diagnosis and treat- ment of osteosarcoma – a type of bone cancer – the lively girl is now happily down to three-monthly check-ups at the hospital ‘‘I don’t have to feel sick every time I walk into the hospital. I hate hospital food, so whenever I would stay I would feel sick. Her first Camp Quality kicked off with a giraffe hunt in the Christchurch Botanical Gardens and around the city. The camp also has arts and crafts days, movie nights, an Orana Park trip and party night. Camp Quality – named for its aim to improve quality of life for the children – has been established in New Zealand for 30 years, and has grown to five camps nationwide. Each child is paired with a ‘‘companion’’ for the duration of the camp, to help with activities. Throughout the year the volun- teer companions keep in touch with their young charges and will reunite at future Camp Quality events. The Christchurch-based camp caters for children from a catchment from Marlborough to the West Coast and Mid Canterbury. Sweet as: Hannah Savage flew into Christchurch from Nelson last week for her fifth Camp Quality. Picture: ARIELLEMONK Easy strokes: Ella Benn mastering the kayak. Campbuddies: Hannah Savage, left, and Chelsea Hartill. Picture: KIRK HARGREAVES Picture: KIRK HARGREAVES Live music, hot racing action, on-track games and much more! MOTUKARARA Thur 22 Jan .co.nz ASHBURTON Sat 24 Jan GERALDINE Sat 31 Jan FREE KIDS ENTERTAINMENT RANGIORA Fri 6 Feb Visit theraces.co.nz ISF_ChchM